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imperatival

[im-per-uh-tahy-vuhl]

im·per·a·ti·val

[im-per-uh-tahy-vuhl]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the grammatical imperative.

Origin:
1870–75; imperative + -al1

im·per·a·ti·val·ly, adverb
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Imperatival has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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